Komandarm 1st rank


Komandarm 1st rank is the abbreviation to commanding officer of the army 1st class, and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command an army group or front sized formation.
Until 1940 it was the second highest military rank of the Red Army. It was equivalent to Komissar army 1st rank of the political staff in all military branches, Fleet Flag Officer 1st rank in the Soviet navy, or to Komissar of state security 1st rank. With the reintroduction of regular general ranks, the designation Komandarm 1st rank was abolished, and replaced by General of the Army.

History

By foundation of the Soviet Union the rank designation and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army suppressed. However, an alternative rank structure was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.
The new rank structure was as follows:
By appointment of Kulik, Timoschenko and Schaposchnikov to Marshal of the Soviet Union the above-mentioned individual ran structure was abolished and replaced by the new rank designation traditional Russian general's rank designations.
The rank Komandarm 1st rank was converted to General of the Army, the equivalent general's rank.
However, the old distinction insignia had been worn until reintroduction of shoulder boards in 1943. Especially the collar insignia had to be worn out, and were finally replaced by the introduction of gorged embroidery for general officers.

Appointment

1935

Appointment to Komandarm 1st rank as to the disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars from November 11, 1935:

1938

1939

Appointments as to CPC disposal February 8, 1939: